I should have looked at your location before replying WDPKS. California has much tighter regs than up here.
My reply was based on a canadian perspective. I have seen some pretty disgusting dairies here. Yet they still operate and supply milk. Their bulk tank samples would cause them to be shut...
It is more expensive and I understand why. Most comes from "smaller operations" that do not get breaks on feed like a huge operations does. So feeding costs are double or triple.
Some of you hit on other reasons for increased costs. Sanitation and testing is a HUGE one. A raw milk supplier has...
There are a number of cow/goat shares in washington that I know of, so obviously if it is law it is not being enforced. One in particular just outside Spokane has been operating since the early 80's. There is a raw milk cow dairy just in the final stages of registering outside of Kettle Falls...
Nice to know there are others out there. I am one of those folks that can't drink milk from a store. Lactose problems since birth. It was my grandmother that had my mother change to fresh raw farm milk. Never had an issue with raw milk or dairy to this day.
Realmilk site is a good basic source...